New policies for new residents : immigrants, advocacy, and governance in Japan and beyond /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Milly, Deborah J., 1952- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Immigrants > Government policy > Japan. Japan > Emigration and immigration. Decentralization in government > Japan. Immigrants > Government policy > Cross-cultural studies. Emigration and immigration > Government policy > Cross-cultural studies. Decentralization in government > Cross-cultural studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction : governance and advocacy for immigrants
Trajectories of the governance-advocacy linkage
National policy advocacy in recent countries of immigration
Policy change in Japan : the national view
Japan's local governments and the emerging governance system
Japan's nongovernmental advocacy : webs of national activism and local governance
Governance across levels in recent countries of immigration
Shocks to the system : the impact of economic and political crises
Conclusion : advocacy toward inclusion?.